Colombo: Sri Lanka’s former PM Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as an MP for a record ninth consecutive time, creating history. PTI

HK tabloid Apple Daily’s last edition today

HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily announced it would print its last edition on Thursday after a stormy year in which it was raided by the police and its tycoon owner and other staff were arrested. Reuters

Warren Buffett resigns from Gates Foundation

New York: Warren Buffett is resigning as a trustee from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The announcement comes weeks after Bill and Melinda Gates announced that they were divorcing after 27 years of marriage. AP